YARA SERIES:

NOVA NOMADA

a unique series initiated by Virlana Tkacz, Julian Kytasty and Eugene Hutz, featuring New Music, Poetry and Arts from New York's Emerging Ukrainian-American Art Underground.

Night #1 Lessons on "Transcultural Terrorism & Contemporary Myth Making" readings by Virlana Tkacz & Eugene Hutz & new ethno-electronic music by Staroviry.

Night #3 Kupalo Freakout, a new look at the Pagan Slavic Midsummer Night. Kupalo scenes from films: Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev," and Kusturica's "Time of the Gypsies" and a screening of Andrea Odezynska's short film "Dora Is Dysfunctional."

Night #4 Kupalo Freakout (Julian Calendar) an outdoor extravaganza celebrating Pagan Slavic Midsummer Night - traditional rituals, songs and music July 8, 1999 in the Community Garden at East 6th Street and Avenue B

Night #2 readings by Maria Rewakowicz, and Eugene Hutz and the debut performances of the Experimental Bandura Trio.

Night #5 "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" with Kristina Lucenko and Eugene Hutz reading their work and Virlana presenting with slides from her expedition to Siberia by photographer Alexander Khantaev.

Night #6 Staroviry cook up a unique brand of East European flavored ethno-electronics.

Night #7 "New Films, Video and Music, Music Music" Antin Trofimov screened two music videos he shot with Kyiv's hit rock band "Mandry" and an original short film "Angelus." Tristra Newyear performed with guitarist Ilya Temkin.

Night #8 Ex-Expatriots Cafe: Virlana Tkacz read her poetry, while Eugene Hutz read from "Scream of Blood" and Sayan Zhambalov performs works written in the shamanic tradition.

Night #9 "Music From the Opposite Ends of the Steppe: a Buryat Mongolian-Ukrainian Musical Dialogue." Uragsha, Julian Kytasty and Meredith Wright perform.

Night #10 New Poetry & Music at the Ukrainian Consulate: with Christine Turczyn, Kristia Lucenko, Virlana Tkacz & Staroviry.

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